Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Dhanaura Dhanaura is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 684 people in 166 households, the 74th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 684 people (2011) - 166 households - 39.1% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Dhanaura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanaura is 497001. Dhanaura falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Pratappur - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433054 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanaura from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanaura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Darima - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanaura known for? About 61% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanaura Of every 100 households in Dhanaura in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhanaura · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 14% 38% - Toilet within the home 1% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 10% 51% - Television 1% 8% - Mobile phone 6% 12% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 73% 37% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanaura? ■ Dhanaura · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.1% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 763 992 - Working population 58.5% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.9% for men and 33.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 216 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 5 (1%) · ■ Marginal 178 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Umrauli 748 people - Dand Kesra 723 people - Labji 711 people - Ramhala 701 people - Bharatpur 675 people - Kenapara 672 people - Biniya 555 people - Chuhkandand 531 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanaura? 497001 - How far is Dhanaura from Ambikapur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Dhanaura? 684 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanaura in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhanaura? 39.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/dhanaura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.